Industrial apparatus and method



Nov. 29, 1960 H. G. CRAWFORD ETAL INDUSTRIAL APPARATUS AND METHOD Filed March 18. 1958 ARD G. CRAWFORD CHARLES J. SCHLUTER few MW lNVE NTORS:

i Patientecl and Sons Company, Bridgeport, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Filed Mar. 18, 1958, Ser. No. 722,288

8 Claims. (Cl. 206-59) This invention pertains to improvements in packaging and more particularly to an improved inexpensive shipping case for rolled goods such as carpet.

For some time the problem of protecting rolls of carpet during shipment has been perplexing. Wooden crates, paperboard cartons, and burlap covers or combinations thereof have variously been proposed and used. None of these, however, has proved entirely satisfactory. A good shipping package which oifers maximum protection for a roll of carpet is heavy and expensive to manufacture. In fact, it is too expensive to destroy when shipment is completed. Nevertheless, it is entirely unsatisfactory to return packages of this sort for second use. Therefore, it has in the past been necessary to work out the best compromise between cost and protection.

The present invention represents a distinct advance over packages used heretofore since it affords maximum protection at a very reasonable cost.

A primary object of the invention, therefore, is to provide a shipping container for roll goods such as carpet which may be quickly applied and which is inexpensive.

A further object of the invention is to provide a shipping container for roll goods such as carpet which is inexpensive, disposable, and affords maximum protection to the carpet during shipment.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a shipping container for carpets and the like having a cylindrical body element which is overlappingly secured to burlap sleeves completely enclosing the carpet but permitting the pole or tube on which the carpet is rolled to be exposed for ease in handling.

Further objects will be apparent from the specification and drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective of a carpet enclosed in our improved shipping container,

Figure 2 is a perspective showing one of the end sleeves before assembly,

Figure 3 is a detail showing the sleeve of Figure 2 secured to the carpet pole,

Figure 4 shows the sleeve of Figure 3 ready for the carpet to be rolled on the pole, and

Figure 5 is an enlarged partly sectional view as seen at 5-5 of Figure 1.

The invention comprises essentially the provision of a funnel-shaped sleeve of burlap or other textile material which is tied to a pole or rod on which the carpet is rolled. The points at which each burlap sleeve is tied are slightly closer together than the width of the carpet. After the sleeves are secured to the pole, they are shirred back to permit the carpet to be rolled on the pole, whereupon the sleeves are then peeled over the outside of the ends of the roll carpet. A heavy layer of paper or fiber board sheet is rolled around the carpet and the sheet is adhered to the sleeves with a suitable adhesive. The entire v assembly is then held either by means of bands or staples" to provide-a satisfactory protection for the carpet and at the same time permit 'easy access to the pole for proper handling.

A carpet package constructed in accordance with the present invention comprises a sheet of heavy paper or laminated fiber board 10 rolled around a carpet 11 and secured in any suitable manner such as by means of staples 12, 12. A sleeve 13 of burlap or similar textile material is tied or handed to each end of a carpet pole 14 at 15 (Figs. 3 and 5) and the lateral spacing of the bands 15 on the pole is slightly less than the Width of the carpet 11. Desirably, the fiber board case or sheet 10 is adhesively secured to each sleeve 13 on final assembly.

The preferred manne rof assembling or wrapping a carpet in our container is shown in Figures 3 and 4 in which a sleeve 13 is secured in spaced relation at each end of a carpet pole 14 by means of bands 15. Each sleeve is then shirred outwardly as shown in Figure 4 whereupon the carpet 11 is rolled on the pole and over the bands 15 as shown in Figure 5. Each sleeve 13 is then peeled or shirred back over each outside end of the carpet to provide complete protection for the ends and, also, to seal the carpet to the pole. The flat casing or sheet 10 to which an adhesive may be applied is rolled tightly around the carpet and each sleeve 13 is stapled or banded as described above.

Our improved shipping container for carpets is extremely simple and inexpensive and for this reason can be expendable Without serious financial loss. In addition, each roll of carpet is provided with ample protection from dust and dirt and a satisfactory handling means is provided Without damaging the carpet covering. Heretofore, this has presented a problem since a lifting device to be used at or near the center of the carpet package would damage or rupture any but the most rigid casing. With the present packaging a suitable lifting device can be secured to the ends of the pole without in any Way damaging the sealing closure for the carpet.

Having thus described our invention, we claim:

1. A carpet roll shipping assembly comprising a relatively rigid pole, a carpet rolled around said pole, a flexible sleeve fitted over the periphery of the rolled carpet at each end thereof and terminating in axial spaced relation to each other, a portion of each sleeve extending radially inward from the periphery and covering each end of the carpet r011, means for tightly sealing the last-named portions of each sleeve to adjacent parts of the pole, a sheet covering the carpet and the carpet periphery enclosing portions of each sleeve, and means for fastening the sheet around the carpet roll assembly.

2. A carpet roll shipping assembly in accordance with claim 1 in which the radially extending portions of each sleeve are gathered in flat position against the ends of the rolled carpet and formed from initially conical portions of the sleeves before gathering.

3. A carpet roll shipping assembly in accordance with claim 1 in which the sealing means for the sleeves and the pole comprises a band.

4. A carpet roll shipping assembly in accordance with claim 1 in which the fastening means for the sheet comprises an adhesive.

5. A shipping assembly in accordance with claim 1 in which the sleeves are a flexible woven textile material.

6. A shipping assembly in accordance with claim 1 in which the pole extends substantially beyond the ends of the sheet.

7. A carpet roll shipping assembly comprising a rela-.

tively rigid pole, a carpet wrapped around said pole, the ends of the pole extending beyond the ends of the carpet, a flexible sleeve secured to the pole adjacent each end of the rolled carpet, each of said sleeves extending completely over and covering the end of the rolled carpet and a termi- 5 nal portion of the periphery of each end of the rolled carpet, means for securing saidsleeves to the pole, and an outer sheetlike covering extending axially of the roll to cover and seal the sleeves and-thecarpet.

8. A shipping assembly in accordance with claim-.7 int 10 which the covering is sealed axially to itself.

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